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I complained to the ASA about a volume builder using an incorrect postcode for their houses on Rightmove. They was using the more affluent and desirable neighbouring one, better school catchment, etc. Blatantly misleading.

They replied, saying that any buyer would know the difference.

WTF?

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I complained to the ASA about a volume builder using an incorrect postcode for their houses on Rightmove. They was using the more affluent and desirable neighbouring one, better school catchment, etc. Blatantly misleading.

They replied, saying that any buyer would know the difference.

WTF?

it goes to show what we're up against!

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I complained to the ASA about a volume builder using an incorrect postcode for their houses on Rightmove. They was using the more affluent and desirable neighbouring one, better school catchment, etc. Blatantly misleading.

has there been a violation of the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008?

if so, who can we report it to?

A few weeks time and we'll be into the 8th year of Bloo and other hpcer's new age of "homeowners are victims". Remember the passes being handed out to all buyers in the run up to 2007, as having been 'tricked', they were 'sold into it by the banks' - and everyone else buy buyers and to blame, from 2008, from some hpcers. They're like HPI and landlord pets, in their lobbying for what we got.. bailouts and even more HPI in decent areas, and condemning future generations to even more unfairness.

I can't see any agency coming down on EA tactics when reality is so badly warped by those who polish the positions of malivestors, so heavily favouring the side of the vested property interests.

An estate agent was fined £800 yesterday over a "grossly misleading" advertisement claiming that the price of a house had been cut by £30,000. The case is believed to be the first brought under section three of the Consumer Protection A..

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Indeed the headlines and articles are very similar with the last crash and likely the crash before that etc. It wouldn't be a surprise if those writing the articles spend a lot of time searching the old archives for headline fodder. Looking at some of the headlines/articles it seems to be the only reasonable explanation.